17 hours ago, steven newman said:

Surgery has been rescheduled....issue with the Hospital....will advise..

Steven, I'm sure you wouldn't want to drive to Lima for that but the ophthalmologist there does the procedure at his office...gets you out of the hospital loop. There's probably a few others closer to you that may offer the same service.

Anyone here living in and or around Iowa, there is a wonderful hand tool meetup in Amana this weekend.

 

Handworks 2023

 

 

 

 

 

11 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Anyone here living in and or around Iowa, there is a wonderful hand tool meetup in Amana this weekend.

 

Handworks 2023

 

 

Man, I love that logo and whole poster!  Looks like it would be a lot of fun & information, wish I were closer.

3 minutes ago, Cal said:

 

Man, I love that logo and whole poster!  Looks like it would be a lot of fun & information, wish I were closer.

Wish I were closer too Cal! Looks like a ton of fun.

1 minute ago, John Morris said:

Wish I were closer too Cal! Looks like a ton of fun.

Bea a nice Sunday..uh...plus Monday and Tuesday drive for us, John.

Just now, Gene Howe said:

Bea a nice Sunday..uh...plus Monday and Tuesday drive for us, John.

If we went together Gene it'd feel quick though, I bet we could talk all the way there and back!

@Fred W. Hargis Jr - continued prayers for Marie, hope she is feeling a heap better today and continues to improve.

 

I've a particularly busy weekend ahead.  Yesterday I assembled a display cabinet that will find a home in the garage, today it is painting carcass and doors.

After a big rain event from the hurricane (3") the lawn needs a mowing, also on tap for today.

I bid on a few auction items last night, pickup for what I got is today and tomorrow.  It's close by so I will get to it today or tomorrow.

Today is college football!  OSU plays at noon I think, I can catch a few plays while I paint.  UGA plays later but on a channel we don't get

Daughter is coming in tonight; I think she is attending a wedding tomorrow.

Biggest news - daughter bought her first house this past week, on the edge of Atlanta!  Fairly new home, so that's quite a relief from the home renovations that would have been taking place with some of the houses she had looked at.

Monday is daughter's birthday, we will be following her up to Atlanta and spending Monday and some of Tuesday helping her get the house "situated".  I've several ceiling fans to install and other light fixtures.  She plans to pick up a couple furniture items from Ikea that will require "some assembly" and likely dozens of other jobs will be discussed and planned out...

 Went to roll up windows on Pilot last evening and POP! the passenger's side rear window fell back down. 

For now our good friend Red Green has the answer. 

 

 I'll replace the regulator assembly when it gets here after our scheduled "4 Day 90°+ Labor Day Weekend Heatwave". 

 

 

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3 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

But when it was over Marie was in more pain than I had ever seen, in the recovery room they maxed her out on all the narcotic pain relivers they had, and then administered another that wasn't narcotic.....she was resting somewhat peacefully after that. Marie has had a lot of surgeries and Yesterday was the only time I had seen tears on her face from the pain. The surgery was a lumbar decompression,

First, thankful all went well for Marie.

I sympathize with her. I know exactly how she feels with both pre & post op pain and literally begging for pain medication. My heart goes out to her and you as well. Reverse roles here as my wife saw me through. Prayers for better days ahead with a quick and full recovery.

3 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

she may be released today but more likely tomorrow.

Jeez Fred, for a surgery like that, seems they'd keep her for a bit longer. But on the other side of that, the hospital as we all know is not the healthiest or cleanest place to stay in, so probably better off in your own home where you can care for her. Do you know how long she'll have to take those pain meds, they can really mess with some folks, I hope not for long. Praying for a speedy recovery and better pain management in the future.

8 hours ago, steven newman said:

Was too busy trying to carry the bag of goodies to take too many photos....Bag was getting a bit heavy...and only about half of the vendors were open, today....rest SHOULD be open the rest of the weekend....

Thanks Bandit. Always love seeing what sites you encounter at this event. Amazing how much stuff is there. Lots of drool worthy items. One thing I'd be looking for is a super-size Lemon Shake-up

 

BTW, nice scores on your items too. That M-F 308 is cool. I've never spotted one of those in the wild before.

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shooting ports all cut, pieces for stands cut.  time for a break.

@steven newman That lathe is a boat anchor, but boy what some other cool stuff. Just too far for me to travel just to look . Already have more than I can use. My doctor had a inhouse surgery center. In and out in maybe 2 hours.

 

@Fred W. Hargis Jrpraying for a quick recovery and better days.

ready for priming.  tomorrow.  have to let the glue on the stands dry overnight.

I've spent the weekend so far fiddling with my Taig CNC mill.  First time I used it awhile back it demonstrated considerable backlash and ruined the first part I was trying to cut.  Found settings in Mach3 to compensate some, but realized even how I zero out the machine may still end up having the toolpath start a bit offset from where it is supposed to. 

So this morning I woke up with a few ideas to deal with it and still get good parts.  First approach is to use a material block that is wider than the finished part.  If the profile shape isn't exactly centered it won't matter.  Second approach is to zero on different edges depending on where the toolpath cut will start. Always approach toward the start of the cut rather than just drop down once passing over the material.  Take up the backlash before hitting the material. 

 

I used a manual milling machine often when I was in college. It was up to me to move the cutter and watch carefully the lines I'd scribed on the material.  The one "feature" this CNC milling machine needs is an eye view to make sure it is cutting where the marks are.  This is a challenge I didn't expect as my wood CNCs both have anti-backlash nuts on the drive screws. 

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I started on my latest "Back To The Future" project "The Electrola Victrola" yesterday and will be posting about it a bit later today. 

Still digging for bits and pieces and rolling "That Plan" around in that "One Celled "SketchUp".

Still working on some of the dimensions as I lay the parts for the project out. 

 

it's prime time:

 

final colors tomorrow 

Return trip...to see what I missed...

Where that Sargent block plane was found..

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And....

And...

The Starrett box was $145....for feeler gauge?  Set of bits was $45..

 

I think this was $20? for the tub...

set of Router bits..$40?

Spent about the same as a bottle of water, today..$2 ...Sandwich was $10...

Steel and brass wire brushes...$0.75 each..

And $0.50 for the Great Neck No. 9 coping saw....with a real wood handle!

 

Already put the brushes to work..cleaned up the Buck Rogers Drills

Already had the No. 104 (1/4") and now the No. 308 (3/8") matches...only difference between them is the chuck size..

Was way to bleeding hot, today...be even hotter tomorrow...most of the vendors that were closed up on Friday...were selling clothes and toys...and food.